---
type: lake
name: "Noma Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Wirt"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 60
max_depth_ft: 47
latitude: 47.75201
longitude: -93.9635
lake_score: 66
dnr_lake_id: "31083700"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/noma-lake
---

# Noma Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Wirt

- **Surface Area**: 60 acres
- **Max Depth**: 47 ft
- **Shoreline**: 1.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 16 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 66/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Noma Lake is a 60-acre lake near Wirt in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 47 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 1.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 16 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 7 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2022.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the US Forest Service. Noma Lake Campground is mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays. Ice typically goes out around April 25, based on 6 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Managed by**: US Forest Service
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 7
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2022
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Campground

### Campgrounds

- Noma Lake Campground

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Hybrid Sunfish

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 25
- **Years of record**: 6
- **Earliest**: 2021-04-05
- **Latest**: 2013-05-12

## Nearby Lakes

- [Clear Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/clear-lake) - 0.3 miles, 140 acres
- [Bass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/bass-lake-wirt) - 3 miles, 210 acres
- [Dora Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/dora-lake) - 3.9 miles, 423 acres
- [Whitefish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/whitefish-lake) - 4.7 miles, 564 acres
- [Little Whitefish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-whitefish-lake) - 5.9 miles, 160 acres
- [Trestle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/trestle-lake) - 6 miles, 111 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.75201,-93.9635)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31083700)
- [All lakes in Itasca County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/noma-lake)*